Sprinting Toward Music
Aisa Ijiri on athletics and pianism
By Ben Finane
Piano Became My Confessor — Jean-Michel Blais
Jean-Michel Blais on his music, his Tourette’s, and finding his Steinway Sound.
By Justin D. Joffe
Chang-Yong Shin — Musical Expression
Pianist ChingYong Shin on grappling with the Classical repertoire
By Ben Finane
Freezing a Moment of Infinite Possibility
Pianist Jeremy Denk on the stakes of recording Bach’s Goldberg Variations
By Thomas May
The Humanist — Murray Perahia
Murray Perahia discusses the pull of Bach, the invention Of Haydn, his love for Mozart, editing the Beethoven Sonatas, the influence Of Heinrich Schenker, and the importance Of rubato.
By Ben Finane
Crowd Favorite
Outsider pianist Lucas Debargue Revitalizes the classics.
By Brian Wise
Writing at the Piano
The piano as quintessential machine for songwriting
By Damian Fowler
Built to Last
Chopin turns two hundred, with authority.
By Jed Distler
Practice, Practice
Practice makes perfect, but not always.
By Arnold Steinhardt
Sheep May Safely Groove
J.S. Bach, Jazzman
By Damian Fowler
Competition as Community
Barn-raising with the American Pianists Association in Indianapolis.
By Lara Downes
Table for One
Menahem Pressler embarks on a solo career after a lifetime spent playing with others.
By Stuart Isacoff
In Real Time
Rising pianist Christian Sands on playing jazz
By Ben Finane
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Cheesy Compositions
A pianist finds fulfillment in the rhythm of a dairy.
By Kristine Jannuzz
Disruption
Timo Andres tackles an unfinished Mozart concerto.
By Brian Wise
Playing the Barre
The invisible but indispensable ballet rehearsal pianist.
By Marcia Adair
Downtown, You're Legendary
Now eighty, a look back at the Village Vanguard’s unlikely path
By Jed Distler
Peter Serkin — A Strange Trip Indeed
Peter Serkin: A Strange Trip Indeed
By Daniel Felsenfeld
A Ceaseless Flow of Invention
Marc-André Hamelin reveals the unexpected.
By Bradley Bambarger
Leon Fleisher
The heroic pianist reflects on his discography.
By Bradley Bambarger
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